Disabling Copilot features

[SKCrimson]

Type: Feature Request

The lack of a quick way to disable Copilot’s code suggestions is a highly impractical design decision.
When learning a new programming language or technology, these automatic suggestions interfere with the learning process by providing ready‑made code.

VS Code version: Code 1.123.0 (6a44c35, 2026-06-03T11:29:03+02:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz (6 x 2808)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x3e92 [Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.101.2112 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8521 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.88GB (20.81GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id cfd8f59c-40e7-4cb9-a495-ae6aaa234582
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (21)

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CodeLLDB	vadimcn.vscode-lldb	vadimcn	1.12.2
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JavaScript (ES6) code snippets	xabikos.javascriptsnippets	xabikos	1.8.0

A/B Experiments

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